The VCERA Member Portal is a password-protected, self-service web portal where you can conveniently view key elements of your retirement account. The portal is designed to give VCERA members up-to-date access to the retirement information most relevant to them:

Active and deferred members will be able to check contribution balances, verify beneficiaries, read VCERA correspondence and run personalized ben­efit estimates.

Retired members will be able to view monthly payment summaries, print tax statements and update mailing addresses.

The member portal will be launched in phases. Over the coming months, VCERA will mail members detailed instructions on how to register and use their portal accounts (see Quick-Start Guides on right).

If you need additional assistance, please contact the VCERA Member Portal hotline at (805) 677-8700 or send an email to memberportal@vcera.org. For all other member requests, call VCERA at (805) 339-4250.

Membership

OverviewSeptember 11, 2017

Membership in VCERA is effective upon appointment to an eligible position with the County of Ventura or a participating special district. An eligible position includes all regular County or district employment in which an employee is scheduled to work 64 or more hours per biweekly pay period.

The Bylaws & Regulations of the Board of Retirement exclude extra-help and part-time employees from membership in VCERA. A schedule of less than 64 hours per biweekly constitutes part-time employment. However, eligible “excluded” employees became covered under the County of Ventura’s Safe Harbor Retirement Plan in 1992. Questions regarding the Safe Harbor Plan should be directed to Ventura County Human Resources at (805) 654-2921.

Safety and General Members

There are two types of members in VCERA: Safety and General. Safety members refer to employees involved in active law enforcement or fire suppression. All other employees are considered General members.

Legacy and PEPRA Members

Employees hired prior to January 1, 2013 are known as “Legacy” members, and those hired on or after January 1, 2013 are known as “PEPRA” members.

PEPRA refers to the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013, which primarily affected “new members” hired on or after January 1, 2013, not Legacy members. PEPRA’s areas of greatest impact concerned benefit tiers, final average compensation period, “pensionable compensation,” salary cap and retirement contributions.

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In addition to participating in VCERA’s Pension Plan, eligible County of Ventura employees have the option to participate in the County’s 401(k) and 457 Plans. To learn more, visit the Deferred Compensation website.

This website is intended for general information purposes only. The Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA) makes no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to the materials found herein. The information within the site is limited, and inadvertent errors can occur.